Business Analyst, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President
Company: Indiana University
Location: Bloomington
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Department VICE PROVOST FOR FACULTY AFFAI (BL-VPFA-IUBLA)
Department Information In support of IU Bloomington's Chief
Academic Officer, the Office of the Provost provides strategic
vision, academic leadership, and operational support for faculty
and student initiatives that enhance education, research and
creative activity, and service. The Office of the Provost fosters a
welcoming, supportive, and safe learning environment for the IU
Bloomington campus community. Our team members are our most
valuable asset. Everyone contributes to the decision-making process
as we seek creative and innovative solutions to meet the campus's
needs. We set high service standards and reward superior effort and
results. We promote the personal growth of our staff through
education and training. In the Provost's Office, we believe
diversity, equity, and inclusion are inseparable from our mission
to create a campus that keeps our faculty, staff and students
feeling safe, supported, and included. We care about each
individual and the unique background and capabilities they bring to
our team. It is through these diverse experiences and perspectives
that we will thrive in the future as a team that actively
represents Indiana University's commitment to diversity and equity.
You can learn more about the Provost and the team here. Job Summary
Business Analyst provides enterprise wide functional, and systems
support for the Faculty Activity Reporting system. This position
will report to the Assistant Vice Provost and Director, Academic
Systems Development under the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic
Affairs office and will collaborate to implement and provide
ongoing support for the enterprise-wide Faculty Activity Reporting
system. Department Specific Responsibilities
- Works with the vendor software and implementation team to
implement a new enterprise Faculty Activity Reporting system and
provide ongoing functional and systems support.
- Develops functional application specifications and workflow
specifications for Faculty Activity Reporting system.
- Provides enterprise wide Functional and Systems support for the
Faculty Activity Reporting system.
- Works as a liaison between the technical teams and application
user community to provide functional expertise and request
enhancements to the Faculty Activity Reporting system.
- Creates documentation, training materials, related to
specifications, workflow procedures and business rules and conducts
training sessions and workshops relating to the Faculty Activity
Reporting system.
- Works across other divisions of academic technologies and UITS
(University Information Technology Services) along with faculty
committees to conceptualize and coordinate the direction of the
implementation of new projects.
- Conducts experienced assessments to understand client business
needs and strategic direction and identifies technology solutions
to achieve goals; consults with IT staff and business users to
identify, analyze, refine, and document business requirements and
processes and develop associated solutions.
- Facilitates and leads trainings, focus groups, and workshops to
establish current and future business requirements; coordinates the
communication between stakeholders and service owners to
effectively implement solutions.
- Performs experienced business analyses, including construction
of data models, business use cases, process flows and technical
specifications for transition to IT solutions; establishes system
requirements through functional and technical assessments of
existing software.
- Provides stakeholders with necessary analysis documentation for
buy-in, leadership decision, and implementation; conducts
walk-throughs of recommended system functionality and prototypes
with business users in small group or large group settings.
- Develops test plans and conducts system/integration testing;
can test changes, enhancements, and new programs or functions to
ensure they meet business needs. General Responsibilities
- Conducts experienced assessments to understand client business
needs and strategic direction and identifies technology solutions
to achieve goals; consults with IT staff and business users to
identify, analyze, refine, and document business requirements and
processes and develop associated solutions.
- Facilitates and leads interviews, focus groups, and workshops
to establish current and future business requirements; coordinates
the communication between stakeholders and service owners in order
to effectively implement solutions.
- Performs experienced business analyses, including construction
of data models, business use cases, process flows and technical
specifications for transition to IT solutions; establishes system
requirements through functional and technical assessments of
existing software.
- Provides stakeholders with necessary analysis documentation for
buy-in, leadership decision, and implementation; conducts
walk-throughs of recommended system functionality and prototypes
with business users in small group or large group settings.
- Ensures uniform documentation presentation and content
structure including, but not limited to, online documentation.
- Develops test plans and conducts system/integration testing;
can test changes, enhancements, and new programs or functions to
ensure they meet business needs. Qualifications Combinations of
related education and experience may be considered. Education
beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience.
Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for
education. EDUCATION Required
- Bachelor's degree (preferably in analytic or computer science
related field) WORK EXPERIENCE Required
- 2 years of business analysis experience working on complex
problems and producing concrete, actionable solutions SKILLS
Required
- Proficient communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic
environment
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
- Highly thorough and dependable
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
- Demonstrates analytical skills
- Service-oriented and skilled in providing positive, friendly
customer service
- Requires the ability to identify and resolve moderately complex
problems/issues/ assignments
- Requires core problem-solving skills and techniques Working
Conditions / Demands This role requires the ability to effectively
communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office
productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as
well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the
campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the
essential functions with or without an accommodation. Work Location
Bloomington, Indiana
This is an in-person position Advertised Salary Up to $70,000 based
on skills and experience. Benefits Overview For full-time staff
employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits
including:
- Multiple plan options for medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
- Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
- Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to
vesting
- Additional supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition benefit for IU classes
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Learn more about our benefits
by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure. Job Classification
Career Level: Career FLSA: Exempt Job Function: General
Administration Job Family: Business Analysis Click here to learn
more about Indiana University's Job Framework. Posting Disclaimer
This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the
advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at
the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a
minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please
submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.
If you wish to include a cover letter, you may include it with your
resume when uploading attachments. Equal Employment Opportunity
Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action
employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment based on individual
qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based
on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status,
national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Indiana University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its
educational programs and activities, including employment and
admission, as required by Title IX. Questions or complaints
regarding Title IX may be referred to the U.S. Department of
Education Office for Civil Rights or the university Title IX
Coordinator. See Indiana University's Notice of Non-Discrimination
here which includes contact information. Campus Safety and Security
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statements, crime and fire statistics for all Indiana University
campuses, is available online. You may also request a physical copy
by emailing IU Public Safety at iups@iu.edu or by visiting IUPD.
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